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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD, 1926
POLICE BALL. ENJOYABLE NIGHT AT THE
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KENNEDY ROAD COLLAPSE. CORONER'S ENQUIRY CONCLUDED. On December 30th fix coolies were buried by a fall of earth and stone from a slope on which they had been working behind a house in course of erection at Kennedy Road Four of the coobies were killed as a result of the collapse and the other two were injured.
Yesterday afternoon at the Central Magistracy Mr. R. E. Lindsell, sitting as Coroner, concluded the enquiry concern with coloured lights and grechery, anding the men killed and the reason of the rows of ferns lined the staircase leading collapse. to the dance rooms above. At the top of the staircase, which was ablaze of lights showing an assortment of flags of
THE PASSPORT CASE, ALLEGED DUPING OF CHINESE. BY PERUVIAN. ;
CASE FOR PROSECUTION
CONCLUDED.
Augusto Gonzales, olio: Chap Mo Lan, a Peruvian, who is alleged to hare duped a number of focal Chinese by supplying them with false pasaports which it is stated," they were informed, would secure then admittance to the United States, again appeared on remand before Major'
"CANTON STRIKERS' ACTIVITIES.
CONFISCATING ** CONTRABAND " AND VESSELS CARRYING IT.
[FROM OCE CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] The annual Police Ball at the City Hall Tho Strike Committee has asked for last night proved as gay and as enjoy and has been given the aid of the Kuo-able as ever. The various rooms had mintang Navy in capturing kerosene oil, been very attractively decorated for the flour, and cotton yarna in transit be occasion, and the finished effort reflected tween Hongkong and other South China much credit on the Secretary, Mr. A. v. ports. During the last few days Kuo-Baker, and the other menibers of tha
Committee responsible, mintang gunboats have captured a num ber of launches and Junks around The entrance was nicely brightened Kwonghoi, Shakki, and Chinshan, for the purpose of seizing these goods while
The members of the jury were Mears. the vessels themselves are detained to form units of the river flotilla for patrol
E. O. Graeffe, J. A. Borget and R. Ley,
Mr. A. J. Wadmore, Overseer of the servico under the naval authorities.
Buildings Ordinance Department, Public Kerosene, being a government monopoly, all nations, with the Union Jack in pre-Works Department, said that it was his cannot be transported in Canton waters minent position, was the badge of the
without Kuomintang permission, Hongkong Police Force se: on a yellow duty to inspect the buildings under con while Strike Committee rules and re-background, and this was illuminated with struction and also sites in the central district and part of the eastern 'district. gulations forbid the entry into Canton
lights
The two dance rooms, the supper room The site where the collapse occurred was waters of four and yarn abipped from and, the various sitting out rooms were in his district. He bad inspected it about ments to supply passports to the four (
now
Hongkong,
THE KWANGTỤNG UNIVERSITY. RESIGNATION OF THE PRESIDENT.
also decorated and illuminated in striking fashion. The "Charge Room" below, and the Devil's Den" (the cardroom) were also decorated.
The General Committee in charge of [FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]
affairs comprised: Mr., P. P. J.. Wode house. C.LE, C.S.P. (President), Mr. J. Mr. Chan Kung Pok, who is the rant (Chairman), 3ir. d. V. Baker Labour Commissar in the Kuomintang (Secretary al Treasurer). Mr. L. F. Government, is tendering his resignation Whant (Assistant Secretary), and Messrs. as President of the Kwangtung Univer. Wynne, J. Orem, K. W" Andrews, A. sity in Canton. Mr. Chan, it may be
Smith and I. McEwen (M.C.'a); J. recalled, succeeded Mr. Chau Lu, who
Clark was dismissed, two months ago. At that Bright, Stewart Logan and J. time, some 34 professors and instructors (Bar Stewards), A. Reynolds and J. Ogg resigned as a silent protest against his (Card Room Stewards) and C. Greenwood
appointment, on account of his pro- nounced leaning towards Bolshevism.
(Door Steward),
There were more than 200 present last
once a week during the last four months of 1925. The last time he was there before the collapse was on December 21st
Willson at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
Defendant has four charges 'preferred against him of obtaining various aums of money by false pretences from four local Chineac, these suns amounting altogether to $1,910
Previous evidence given alleged that defendant entered into various agree”
complainants which would admit them into the United States of America. Vari- ous sums are said to have been agreed He noticed the progress of the "work on upon which complainants were to pay the cut during his visits and it appeared to defendant for the passports and de that it was dug in a reasonable and safe posits were made, the balances, to be paid manner. He thought the angle was about after the complainants had entered the six or eig feet from the perpendicular States, over a height of 30 feet.
The Coroner: Did you at any time see any under-cutting?
Witness. Not before the collapse. The Coroner: Since the collapse? | Witness: Yes. On the 5th of January I visited the place and the ecolies were cutting more on the western side and
slightly under-cutting.
Reports of the previous hearings have nlready appeared in the Daily Press"
Mau Fei (a complainant in one of the charges, who gave evidence at the pre- vious-hearing) re-examined by Detective Sub-Inspector Dorling, who is prosecuting in the case.
WIS
Since then, many classes have not been night, and the music was provided by in charge of the Buildings Ordinance went to the United States (where he
able to meet on account of lack of tea- chers. The students finally decided to ga home before the regular holidays, and to this Mr. Chan objected. The outcome of the disputo has been submission of Mr. Chan's resignation. The University has more than 1,500 students in all depart- ments" and, while but a small part of the institution has been affected by"the resignation of teachers the effect has been great because of the high rank of the professors and the upper grades al students involved.
PIRACY ON THE KWANGTUNG RIVERS.
CANTON-NAVY'S NEW PREVENTIVE MEASURE.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] With a view to preventing piracy, the Canton Navy is "to establish "shipping inspectorates along the principal
"
the Hongkong Hotel Orchestra.
D. Waltz
The dance programme was as follows: 1. Fox Trot
Collegiate. 2. Fox Trot. Because they all love you. 3. Waltz...
Close your eyes. 4. Fox Trot
Sad. 5. Eightsome Reel
(Pipers), 6. Fox Trat...I take you back when you
want to come back. 7. One Step
Tiny Town, s. Fox Trot...Who is the one that you're
fooling now 1:
Corazon rota. 10. Fox Trot........ I miss my Swiss, 11. One Step Stop Flirting. 12. Fox Trot
Lonesome me. 13. One Step... Let me be the first to kiss you good morning. 14. Fox Trot.... Everybody stomp. 15. Boston Two Step i Fox Trot... By the Eight of the stars 17. Waltz
Milenberg joys IS FO Trot
Brown Eyes Why are you blue 1 19. One Step
Sonya. 90. Fox Trot
Alabamy Bound 21. Fox Trot
4 Silver bead. Waltz.
Mr. A. E. Wright, Executive Engineer
Ofice, Public Works Department, said that he visited the scene on, the after noon of the collapse, December 30th.
The Coroner: Can" you give any opinion from what you saw, of the probable cause of the collapse ?
-Witness: Not from what I saw, there.
The Coroner: Did that part of the cut which remained standing, after the coi lapse appear to you to have been dug in a reasonably safe manner?
Witness: Considering the state of the ground and the state of the weather think it had been cut in a reasonably safe
manner.
THE SUMMING UP in the course of his summing un. the Coroner said that at the beginning of the enquiry he indicated to the jury that it would be their duty to determine the responsibility for the collapse. This question touched on two points: Firstly, The Magic of moonlight and love was the cut dug in a reasonably safe Those presont included II.E. the manner, and at a reasonably safe angle
In answer to questions he said that he bad his doubts before he actually
received a sentence of six months' im- prisonment for attempting to enter the States on a false passport) and spoke to defendant about it. As defenduat refused to pay him back the 8400 he had paid him
on account, be eventually left for the States.
The evidence of this witheas completed the case for the prosecution with regard to three of the tour charges preferred against defendant...
In respect to the fourth charge, in which there are two complainants, who each allege that the defendant obtained from each of them $300 by means of false pretences, the first witness clied was Fong Pui
This witnesa said that he first met defendant whom he knew as Tsang Mow Lam, at the house of Yeung Tan Cho (a complainant in one of the other charges), where he (witness) was introduced to 'defendant. After conversation, in which rivers in Ewangtung. Passing vessels Governor, (Sir Cecil Clemenzi, KC.M.G.) And secondly, was there effective super he learned.that Yeung Yan Cho was at will be searched and the inspectorates and Lady Clementi, Major-General vision over the work? They must remem will perform the functions of water Lurd, C.B., C.MG., Com- ber the evidence of the coolie who said tempting to get papers for his son to go To the States, witness told defendant that police and provide convoy service, if modare A. J. B. Stirling. The Hon. they worked as they liked and had no he would like to go as well. He even- necessary, collecting special fees for the Mr. E R. Hallifax, O.M.G.. C.B.E, foreman to supervise their labours.tually agreed to pay defendant $2,900, on protection given. "The first group of Capt, Lake (H.M.S. Hawkins), Sir Against that, there was the evidence of stations will be at Sheklung, on the East Henry Gollan, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wood, the other coolie whe said that the sub Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Mr. and Mrs. S. B River; Shiuhing and Kengmoon, West R. McElderry, Mr. C. D. Melbourne, contractors superintended River; and Tsingyuan, North River. To supplement this, the Canton Chinese Telegraph Administration is being asked to restore all the lines so as to facilitate transmission of reports.
THE KWANGTUNG ARMY,⠀
PREPARING FOR A NORTHERN EXPEDITION.
[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] The strength of the Kuomintang Army in Canton is being greatly enlarged in. order to prepare for the contemplated expedition to the North. An army corps how will consist of three divisions in- stead of two, and the number of corps will be increased from five to six. The independent division of General Wu Te Chea, a body of local troops attached. to his police headquarters for patrol duties, will be incorporated as a unit of the 8th Corps. which will be designat ed the 17th Division. General Wu will be commissioned to command this division
the
work.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hamilton, Major Then there was the evidence of the sub Willson. Lt. Condr. Hole, Lt.-Comdr. contractors themselves who each claim Hake, Dr. Sinalley, Dr. and Mrs. Valened to have been at the spot watching the tine, Lieut. Dangerield, Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse (Captain Superintendent of work. In addition there was the evidence Police, and Mrs. Wodehouse, Capt. Blox of the architect who visited the spot only ham, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Franks, Mr. W. R. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. King,
four days before the "collapse, and there Mr. and Mrs. L. V. H. Booth, Mr. and was Mr. Wadmore who was there nine Mrs W. G. Gerrard, Dr. and Mrs. Moore, days before the collapse. As regarded the Sisters of the Government Civil the angle of safety of the cut, the con Hospital and others.
The Governor was attended by Captr tractor said it was about degrees from Steele, M.C. (A.D.C.), and Mr. E Foster the perpendicular and in this conten- (Private Secretary),
tion he was supported by the evidence of Mr. Sample and Mr. Wadmore. All the witnesses agreed that the eat showed no signs of collapse before it did in fact actually collapse. That the jury need not consider. The evidence of Mr. Paterson (P.W.D.) showed that part of the face
POULTRY CASES... HAWKING WITHOUT LICENCES
Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistraey yesterday, three Chinese youths were charged with hawk ing poultry within market limits with out licences.
the condition that if he was refused ad- mission defendant would pay him back the money.. Witness paid $300 on account and agreed to pay a further 8100 when he embarked on the ship, the balance owing to be deposited in a bank or with a reliable fria. He paid the deposit money to defendant in the presence of six others, including Yeung Yan Cho, and defendant signed the receipt and agree- ment with him, which were daly witness- ed. He did not receive the nationalisa- tion papers defendant promised him and when he asked defendant on, several occasions to pay him back bis money, defendant, kept putting him off.
Mr. Leo d'Almada, for the defence, submitted that from the evidenca given. so far in the case this was clearly a caso for the Summary Court.
dant
His Worship said he could see the line being taken by Me, d'Almada and remark- ed that it appeared to him that there was more persons in the case than the delen- on the western side was dug almost sheer Me d'Almada: Undoubtedly, your Wor. at the time of the collapse and the jury ship. It seems to me that if these people would remember that when he (the had got their money back they would not. Coroner) and they paid a visit of inspec have worried any further about it tion they saw for themselves how sheer that part of the cut was. They were only mess admitted that the agreement drawn papers for the United States stated that concerned with the cut which collapsed, up in connection with the obtaining of however, and its nature before it did so.
If the jury found the cut was reason-in the event of passengers refusing to go The Inspector said that stallholders ably and properly dug and that there was to the United States they could not ask effective supervision and if they found for their deposit money back. If they were very irate because of the number of that the collapse was due to an act of went and were refused landing, however,
In the case of one of the defendants who was found bawking at Clarence Terrace, Sanitary Inspector Strange said that, he was attracted to the place by bearing a boy shouting. When accosted behind his back. defendant attempted to hide the basket
Cross-examined by Mr. d'Almada, wit
with General Ching Chim, & merccharyyouths without licences hawking poultry: God and not due to human ägeney, then defendant was to pay back the amount
from Hunar, as his principal officer.
LOTTERY TICKETS SEIZED. SIX CHINESE CHARGED WITH
" SALE,
At the Central Magistracy yesterday, before Major C. Willson, six Chinese were charged with keeping a gaming house, printing lattery announcements, and selling tickets.
Sub-Inspector FW. Shaftain, gave evidence of raiding a house where de fendants were arrested. The tickets were Macao lottery tickets
The case was adjourned. d'Almada defended.
Mr. Leo
Defendant denied hawking, and said they would bring, in a verdict of acci- that one of the chickens had escaped, dental death." and he had called on another boy to catch it.
A fiae of 815 was imposed.
CRUELTY TO A" FOWL
In another case a Chinese was charged with the same offence, and also with cruelty to a fowl.
Inspector Grant said that defend ant had two baskets, containing. 27 and 10 chickens respectively. The bird's legs were tied, and one with a broken leg had to be killed at the Police Station.
Defendant was faed $20, or 14 days imprisonment, for hawking without & licence, and Es or 7 days for cruelty."
The other youth was fined $10 for having no licence.
The Coroner also directed the jury on a verdict if they found "criminal negli gence" and also pointed out that another course open to them was to bring in
accidental death
and verdict of- couple with it anything they considered
material.
THE VERDICT.
they had paid him.
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Fong Wing. the other complainant in relation to this charge, gave evidence corroborating that given by Fong Pui He stated that he paid $300 or account to defendant: for nationalisation papers and agreed to deposit the balance in a bank. He never received th paper for his deposit money back.
This evidence concluded, the case for the prosecution, de ha desa After retirement, the jury intimated
In answer to Mr. d'Almada, his Wer that they were satisfied that the cut was ship held that there was a case to answer, made at an angle that was reasonably Mír, d'Almada naked for an adjourn safe, and considering that the architect, ment and said that when the hearing of contractor and the representatives of the the case was resumed he would submit Public Works Department had paid vinte very definitely that there was no case to the spot, they, the jury, found go isck for defendant to answer, of supervision, and, therefore, returned a His Worship adjourried the case, until verdict of accidental death"
next Friday afternoon," "
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UNNECESSARY
WEIGHT IS THE PREDO
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WE HAVE A LARGE SELECTION IN FANCY STRIPES AT $18.50 PER SUIT,
ALSO
VIYELLA (Unshrinkable)
$17.50
POPLIN (Self Collar & Cuffs) 14.50
و"
BLOCK STRIPES
10,50
8.50
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SALE
From Jan.
9th
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28th.
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